Daniela Gallinelli & Mark Lang

Draw inspiration from this stylish local celebration.

Daniela Gallinelli and Mark Lang’s story begins in the most familiar of ways. They were celebrating the birthday of a mutual friend at the Harp, near TD Garden, when they hit it off on the dance floor. And then? “I offered to buy him a drink,” Daniela says. “He was obviously really cute and he was really interesting, so I decided to see what would happen.” In truth, it wasn’t the first time the two had met—they’d been introduced once before at another gathering—but it was the first time they had truly connected.

Six years later, Daniela said yes to Mark’s proposal on a vacation to Argentina. Having grown up in the MetroWest area, the couple—both of whom come from Italian families—knew they wanted an elegant city wedding with a touch of Mediterranean flair. The North End’s Sacred Heart Church, with its ornate frescoes and dramatic arched ceilings, had the perfect feel. “When we walked in, it really reminded us of being in Italy,” Daniela says. The State Room’s floor-to-ceiling windows, meanwhile, offered stunning city vistas for the celebration afterward. “Overall, the entire weekend was more than we ever could have imagined,” Daniela says.

The couple honored their Italian heritage with a ceremony at Sacred Heart Church, in the North End.

Daniela’s “something old” was her grandmother’s rosary beads, which she wrapped around her bridal bouquet.

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